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Division 197 · 19 April 2017

Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree

Government Bill Education

What this vote was about

The House of Lords had amended this Government skills Bill to extend child benefit to families of apprentices under the age of 20 - putting apprentices on a similar footing to other young people in education or training, whose families can keep claiming the benefit. In this vote the Government asked MPs to reject (disagree with) that Lords amendment. MPs sided with the Government by 298 votes to 182, so the change was removed and child benefit was not extended to apprentices' families.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 270 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 150 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 150 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills. This division took place during a debate on Technical and Further Education Bill. This division is linked to the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (Government Bill).

298

Ayes

182

Noes

Passed

Result

433

Voted

Passed by 116 Ayes 298 / Noes 182

Bill context

Bill Technical and Further Education Act 2017
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Justine Greening
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 1 rebel 270 1 292
Lab Labour Voted No 0 150 185
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 5 13
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 1 rebel 1 2 7
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 2 2
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 51
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 16
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 8
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 2
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Adam Afriyie Aye
Adam Holloway Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Albert Owen No
Alberto Costa Aye
Alistair Burt Aye
Alun Cairns Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye
Amber Rudd Aye
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bingham Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Griffiths Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andy Burnham No
Angela Rayner No
Angela Smith No
Anna Soubry Aye
Anna Turley No
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne Milton Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Antoinette Sandbach Aye
Barry Gardiner No
Ben Gummer Aye
Ben Howlett Aye
Bill Esterson No
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Boris Johnson Aye
Bridget Phillipson No
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Flint No
Caroline Lucas No
Caroline Nokes Aye
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine McKinnell No
Catherine West No
Charlie Elphicke Aye
Charlotte Leslie Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Bryant No
Chris Davies Aye
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye Teller
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Chris White Aye
Christian Matheson No
Christopher Pincher Aye Teller
Chuka Umunna No
Claire Perry Aye
Clive Efford No
Clive Lewis No
Colleen Fletcher No
Craig Tracey Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Andrea Jenkyns Aye
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Angela Watkinson Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman Aye
Dame Cheryl Gillan Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Louise Ellman No
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Siobhain McDonagh No
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Dan Jarvis No
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Kinahan No
David Morris Aye
David Mowat Aye
David Mundell Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simpson No
David T C Davies Aye
David Tredinnick Aye
Dawn Butler No
Debbie Abrahams No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Dominic Raab Aye
Dr Alasdair McDonnell No
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Phillip Lee Aye
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Dr Sarah Wollaston Aye
Dr Tania Mathias Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Timpson Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Lewell No
Fabian Hamilton No
Fiona Bruce Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gareth Snell No
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Geraint Davies No
Gerald Jones No
Gill Furniss No
Glyn Davies Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Gordon Marsden No
Graham P Jones No
Graham Stringer No
Graham Stuart Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Greg Mulholland No
Guto Bebb Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Heidi Alexander No
Heidi Allen Aye
Helen Goodman No
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Hayes No
Helen Whately Aye
Henry Smith Aye
Hilary Benn No
Holly Lynch No
Huw Merriman Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian C. Lucas No
Ian Mearns No
Jack Lopresti Aye
James Berry Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Gray Aye
James Heappey Aye
James Morris Aye
Jane Ellison Aye
Jeff Smith No Teller
Jeremy Lefroy Aye
Jess Phillips No
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Morden No
Jim Dowd No
Jim Fitzpatrick No
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Stevens No
John Glen Aye
John Healey No
John Howell Aye
John McDonnell No
John Penrose Aye
John Pugh No
John Stevenson Aye
Johnny Mercer Aye
Jon Cruddas No
Jonathan Reynolds No
Julian Knight Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Justin Madders No
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Karin Smyth No
Karl McCartney Aye
Karl Turner No
Kate Green No
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kelvin Hopkins No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kit Malthouse Aye
Kris Hopkins Aye
Liam Byrne No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Kendall No
Liz McInnes No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Margaret Greenwood No
Margot James Aye
Maria Caulfield Aye
Maria Eagle No
Mark Durkan No
Mark Field Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Creagh No
Mary Glindon No
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Hancock Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Matthew Pennycook No
Melanie Onn No
Michael Dugher No
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Gapes No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mr Andrew Smith No
Mr Andrew Turner Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr Chris Leslie No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr David Anderson No
Mr David Burrowes Aye
Mr David Gauke Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy No
Mr David Nuttall Aye
Mr David Winnick No
Mr Dennis Skinner No
Mr Gavin Shuker No
Mr Geoffrey Robinson No
Mr Graham Allen No
Mr Iain Wright No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood No
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Mark Prisk Aye
Mr Mark Williams No
Mr Nick Hurd Aye
Mr Nigel Evans Aye
Mr Owen Paterson Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Rob Wilson Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Roger Godsiff No
Mr Ronnie Campbell No
Mr Sam Gyimah Aye
Mr Stephen Hepburn No
Mr Steve Baker Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma No
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Anne Main Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Madeleine Moon No
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Karen Buck No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Neil Carmichael Aye
Neil Parish Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nick Smith No
Nick Thomas-Symonds No
Nigel Adams Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Norman Lamb No
Owen Smith No
Pat McFadden No
Paul Blomfield No
Paul Farrelly No
Paul Flynn No
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paula Sherriff No
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Dowd No
Peter Heaton-Jones Aye
Peter Kyle No
Philip Dunne Aye
Priti Patel Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Reeves No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Rebecca Pow Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Rishi Sunak Aye
Robert Courts Aye
Robert Flello No
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rory Stewart Aye
Rosie Cooper No
Royston Smith Aye
Rushanara Ali No
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Newton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Seema Kennedy Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Simon Hoare Aye
Simon Kirby Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Alan Meale No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir Conor Burns Aye
Sir David Amess Aye
Sir David Crausby No
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir David Lidington Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir George Hollingbery Aye
Sir Gerald Howarth Aye
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Brazier Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Keir Starmer No
Sir Kevin Barron No
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Nicholas Dakin No
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Burns Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephen Crabb Aye
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Pound No
Stephen Twigg No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Steve Reed No
Steve Rotheram No
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Teresa Pearce No
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Blenkinsop No
Tom Brake No
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tracy Brabin No
Trudy Harrison No
Tulip Siddiq No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Foxcroft No Teller
Victoria Atkins Aye
Victoria Borwick Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Wes Streeting No
Will Quince Aye
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yvette Cooper No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Alan Brown —
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Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andy McDonald —
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Angela Crawley —
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Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
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Anne McLaughlin —
Brendan O'Hara —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christina Rees —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
David Davis —
David Mackintosh —
David Warburton —
Deidre Brock —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
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Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
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Emma Reynolds —
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Gareth Thomas —
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George Kerevan —
Gloria De Piero —
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Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John McNally —
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Jonathan Edwards —
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Karen Lumley —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
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Kirsten Oswald —
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Lady Hermon —
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Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
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Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mhairi Black —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Kane —
Mike Weir —
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Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
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Sarah Olney —
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